Handicap golf score punch



June 15, 1965 Filed NOV. 18, 1963 M. L. PANNOZZO HANDICAP GOLF SCORE PUNCH FlG 1 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 h-WOMEN INVENTOR. MICHAEL J. PANNOZZO AT TORNEY June 1965 M. L. PANNOZZO 89,

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1 44 INVENTOR. k MICHAEL J. PANNOZZO (Emma BY 9 M (3L. 14 5 F g ATTORNEY United States Patent M 3,189,269 HANDICA? GULF SCORE PUNQH Michael L. Pannozzo, RFD. 3, Stone Road, Bristol, Conn. Filed Nov. 18, 1963, her. No. 324,425 7 Claims. (Cl. 234-45) This invention relates to punching devices and primarily for punching and indicating golf score cards with respect to particular handicaps. Handicap indications have heretofore been marked with a pencil in the particular score boxes of the score card such handicaps being in accordance with recognized handicaps for particular players in accordance with their known scores.

The device includes a stamping mechanism that will be disposed upon a number one tee of the particular golf course and will be applicable for both men and women, as handicaps will vary and it only requires that a knob at each end of the device be rotated in accordance with the handicap to be provided and then the card to he slipped beneath punching pins and the pins in their particular combinations to punch a relatively small hole in an upper right hand corner of the particular boxes in which the handicaps are provided.

The invention comprises a rotatable drum upon which is fixed a plurality of disks and both men and women and the disks having a staggered arrangement of holes and blank spaces for overlying relation to a plurality of the punching pins that function to punch the holes in the card when a pressure bar is operated by the hand of the operator and with such pins as are aligned with predetermined apertures in the disk being inoperative and only those pins that underlie the blank spaces of the disks will be forced downwardly to punch the card.

Novel features of construction and operation of the device will be more clearly apparent during the course of the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein has been illustrated a preferred form of the invention and wherein like characters of reference are employed to denote like parts throughout the several figures.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of a stamping device constructed in accordance with the invention,

FIGURE 2 is a front elevational view thereof, parts broken away for purpose of illustration,

FIGURE 3 is an end view of the device taken from the left end of the structure shown in FIGURE 1,

FIGURE 4 is an end view from the opposite end of the device,

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of a golf score card showing certain of the score indicating boxes punched to determine the handicaps,

FIGURE 6 is a longitudinal section taken substantially on line 66 of FIGURE 1,

FIGURE 7 is a transverse section taken substantially on line 77 of FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 8 is a view similar to FIGURE 7 but showing the stamping mechanism in stamping relation to a golf score card,

FIGURE 9 is a fragmentarytransverse section illustrating stamping pins in relation to recesses formed in stamping disks and whereby the stamping pins fittingly engage into the recesses for inactivation of the pin, and

FIGURE 10 is a perspective view of one perforated disk.

Referring specifically to the drawings, there has been provided a base plate 5 that is longitudinally grooved at 6 to receive a golf score card '7. The golf score card '7 fits within the groove 6 to abut a rear shoulder S and a forward shoulder 9 in which position the golf score is accurately disposed beneath a row of stamping pins Fatented June 15, 1965 that are aligned with the score boxes 10 of the score card 7. The score card 7 also abuts a stop plate 11 that extends between the shoulders 8 and 9 and also against a shifting pad 12, that is fitted into a. groove of the bar 11 and with the particular pad 12 being shiftable by a button 13, such being usable when it becomes necessary to give an extra handicap hole to a player.

Fixed upon the plate 5 by a spacer plate 14, is a cast- 1 ing 15 that is undercut at its forward edge to form a slot 16, such slot providing a longitudinally extending flange 17. Mounted upon the casting 15 is a relatively thick plate 18 and with the plate 18, the casting 15, the spacer plate 14- and the base plate 5 being rigidly connected together by screws 19. Connected to the plate 18, are end plates 20, held against the plate 8 by screws 21. A forward base plate 2.2. is connected to the end plates 20 by screws 23 and a cover plate 24 is connected to the end plates by screws 25. The end plates 29 and the face plate 22 provide a slot 26, permitting downward movement of mechanism to be hereinafter described. The end plates, the face plate and the cover plate provide an elongated housing 27.

Mounted within the housing between the end plates 20 is a rotatable drum 28. The drum at its opposite end is provided with reduced shaft extensions 29 that extend through elongated slots: 30 formed in each of the end plates and whereby the drum and associated mechanism may be manually shifted downwardly, fora purpose to be presently described. The drum 23 inwardly from its opposite ends is provided with key-hole slots 31 adapted to receive keys 32, formed within a cylindrical aperture 33 of disks 34, there being nine of the disks disposed upon the drum from its opposite ends and with the disks being in abutting relation. Each of the disks are provided with predetermined spaced apertures 35 around their circumference and the spacing of the apertures are such as to align with those punching pins (to be described) that are adapted to punch the golf score card in the predetermined boxes for determining particular handicaps. Between the two groups of disks 34, there is provided a spacer sleeve 36 that is freely rotatable upon the drum. Also rotatably disposed upon the ends of the drum are sleeves 37. Fixed upon the outer projecting ends of the shafts 29 are operating knobs 38, fixed to the shafts by set screws 39. Each of the knobs 38 have a circumferential band of numerals 4i and the inner edge of the knobs are provided with teeth 41, engaging a spring detent 42. The notches 41 are in accurate alignment with the numerals upon the periphery of the knob and indicate the particular position for setting the drum 28 and its disks 34 so as to dispose a predetermined group of recesses 35 at the bottom of the disks. It will be observed, that the one knob is for setting the drum for handicaps for women while the other knob sets the drum for handicaps for men.

The base plate 5, the spacer plate 14 and the flange 17 are provided with a plurality of apertures 43 for re ceiving punch pins 44. The pins 44 are biased upwardly by a coil spring 45 and the spring bears against the spacer plate 14 and a C-ring 46. The apertures and the pins are in accurate alignment with the axial center line of the drum and the apertures 35 of the disks.

The drum 2.8 and its plurality of disks 34 are all biased to the upper ends of the slots 30 by relatively heavy coil springs 47, seating within recesses 48 upon the spacer i plate 14 and bearing within cups 49 and with the cups having reduced lugs 50 that extend through apertures 51 formed in the flange 17. The lugs 50 are disposed adjacent each end of the housing and bear against the sleeves 37 and whereby the drum is biased upwardly away from the upper ends of the pins 44. The means for forcing the drum and associated disk downwardly comprises an elongated bar 52 carrying pins 53 that are headed at 54- to bear upon the spacer sleeves 36 and 37. The heads 54 are disposed within the housing and normally rest upon the opposite sides of the spacer sleeves and the pins operate through apertures 55 formed in the cover plate 24. The pins 53 are connected to the bar 52 by set screws 56. The pressure against the spacer rings 36 and 37 is at diametrically opposite sides of the spacer rings and upon pressure being exerted upon the bar 52 by the hand of the operator, the drum 28, the several disks and the spacer rings are forced downwardly against the tension of the springs 47, actuating certain of the pins 44 to stamp or punch openings in the card '7. Those pins 44 that are not in alignment with apertures 35 will be forced downwardly to punching engagement with the card '7 while the pins that are in alignment with the apertures 35 will not be affected by the movement of the drum downwardly. The disks 34 are in predetermined combinations and the disks obviously for various golf courses will be interchanged in accordance with the particular handicaps for that particular course.

In the use of the device, the mechanism is assembled and disposed upon a support, table or the like at the number one tee or it may be disposed within the otfice of the golf pro. A card 7 is slipped into the groove 6 to abut the bar 11 and in which position the score boxes of the card will be properly aligned with the punching pins 44. The operator then rotates the particular knob 38 for any given handicap and then forces the bar 52 downwardly, punching relatively small apertures in a corner of the score box 10 and upon a release of the bar 52, the springs 47 will return the drum and its associated parts upwardly to the upper ends of the slots 39. Should it become necessary to replace the disks 34, the knobs 33 are removed and the end plates 29 are removed, permitting the drum to be removed from the housing 27 after which the sleeves 37 may be removed and also the disks 34 when a different combination of disks may be disposed upon the drum, being keyed upon rotation by the drum by the key 32. The drum with its sleeves 36 and 37 may then be reinserted through the housing so that the opposite shaft projects through the slot 30 at which time the knobs are again engaged with the shaft 29 and set in position by the set screws 39.

Should an additional handicap of one or more holes be necessary, the knob 13 is pushed inwardly, forcing the slide 12 to shove the card one step through the groove 6 and the bar 52 then depressed for punching the additional handicap hole. The parts are few and simple, are strong, durable, economical to manufacture and most effective as a means for quickly and easily indicating the particular handicaps being provided and eliminates the usual marking of the box scores by a pencil or the like which is ordinarily time consuming. The disks 34 as before noted will have various combinations particularly for different golf courses and the disks 3d are so constructed that they may be easily and quickly changed for various combinations for actuating the pins 44. The ievice is relatively heavy and rigid and formed of a suitlblfi metal that will retard corrosion such being necessary Where the device is used on the number one tee and subect to weather conditions.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited the precise construction shown, but that changes are :ontemplated as readily fall within the spirit of the inention as shall be determined by the scope of the suboined claims.

I claim: 1. A punching machine for perforating golf score :ards to indicate handicap holes on a golf course, the nachine embodying a body portion forming an elongated rousing, a cover plate for the housing and end plates for :losing the ends of the housing, a shaft extending through he housing to bear against the end plates, reduced shaft =xtensions journaled in openings formed in the end plates,

a plurality of disks having splined engagement with the shaft and with the disks having their edges provided with a plurality of recesses, the shaft extensions projecting beyond the end plates and provided with actuating knobs, the disks being disposed in groups of nine from each end of the shaft, an intermediate spacer disposed upon the shaft and spacers carried by the shaft at the end portions, the spacers being rotatable upon the shaft, the body portion having a flange extension that underlies the disks, the body portion being provided with a plurality of punch pins that extend through the flange and and through openings in a base plate, the pins being biased upwardly by a spring, the groups of pins and the disks being in vertical alignment, a pressure bar extending across the cover plate in spaced relation thereto and with lugs carried by the pressure bar that extend through openings in the cover plate and that bear against the spacers, the pressure bar adapted to move the shaft and its supported disks downwardly for engagement with the punch pins, certain of the pins engaging within the recesses of the disks whereby the pins are maintained in a non-punching position, certain of the pins engaging the non-perforated edges of the disks and whereby to force the pins downwardly against the tension of the springs, a slide opening below the base plate for receiving a golf score card and whereby certain of the pins are shifted downwardly by the pressure bar to punch predetermined openings in a golf score card and spring means adjacent each end of the body portion for moving the shaft and the disks upwardly after the punching has been performed, the said knob being calibrated and numbered in accordance with the particular handicap holes to be provided.

2. A punching machine for perforating golf score cards in an upper corner of the score boxes of a golf score card that comprises a weighted body portion forming a housing, a cover plate for the housing, end plates for the housing and a forward cover plate for the housing, the end plates being provided with elongated openings, a shaft extending through the housing to bear against the inner side of each end plate, the shaft being grooved inwardly from its opposite ends to receive a plurality of disks that are splined into the grooves inwardly from each end of the shaft in spaced apart sets, a spacer band between the two sets of disks and spacer bands disposed upon the ends of the shaft to bear against the outermost disks, the shaft having reduced end extensions that extend through the elongated openings of the end plates, calibrated knobs upon each shaft extension, the several disks upon their peripheries being provided with a group of cylindrical recesses, the body portion having an intermediate section that is flanged forwardly and a plate carried by the body portion that extends in underlying relation to the flange, the flange and the plate being aper tured to receive groups of perforating pins, the pins being biased upwardly by spring means and with the pins normally projecting above the flange, a base plate fixed to the body portion and that is cut away to provide a golf score card receiving channel, the base plate also being perforated in alignment with the perforations of the flange and the lower plate, the pins being of a diameter to enter the recesses of the disks corresponding in number, a pressure bar overlying the cover plate and with the bar being provided with lugs that extend through openings in the cover plate to bear against the spacers and whereby the pressure bar may be forced downwardly to move the shaft and its supported disks and spacers downwardly to engage certain of the pins, certain of the pins engaging into the recesses of the disks while the other pins are forced downwardly by the non-perforated sections of the disk and whereby to punch the card at predetermined points, spring means adjacent each end of the housing whereby to bias the shaft upwardly away from the pins, the disks being interchangeable for various golf courses and with the disks rotating with the shaft under the influence of the knobs, one group of disks and their associated pins being for handicaps for women while the opposite group of disks and their associated pins are handicap indications for men, one knob upon its inner side being provided with teeth and a spring detent carried by the associated end plate and whereby the knob and the shaft may be rotated to a predetermined setting for the apertures of the disks.

3. The structure according to claim 2, wherein the base plate adjacent one end is provided with an upstanding bar and whereby to properly position the golf score card in the channel and in alignment with the punch pins and a slide positioned in a slot of the upstanding bar that is normally flush with the inner side of the bar, a headed pin connected to the slide, means for limiting the sliding movement of the slide whereby the golf score card may be shifted to permit additional holes to be punched therein.

4. A punching machine for perforating golf score cards to indicate handicap holes on a golf course, comprising I a weighted body portion forming a housing, the housing having a cover plate, end plates and a forward cover plate, the end plates being slotted vertically, a shaft extending through the housing and bearing against the end plates, the shaft having reduced end extensions that are journalled in the slots of the end plates, each shaft extension carrying a fixed knob for rotation of the shaft, the knobs being calibrated and numbered whereby to rotate the shaft, the shaft inward from its opposite ends being grooved, groups of cylindrical disks disposed upon the shaft from its opposite ends and with the discs having splined engagement with the grooves, the periphery of each of the disks being radialy cylindrically recessed for a predetermined area and whereby the recesses of the disks are in a predetermined combination, an intermediate spacer sleeve disposed upon the shaft between the groups of disks and end spacer sleeves between the outermost disks and the end plates, the several sleeves being rotatable upon the shaft, a base plate for the body portion that is cut-away to receive a golf score card, a plate overlying the base plate and the cut-away, an intermediate body member having a flange and with the overlying plate and the flange being co-extensive and for the length of the body portion, the flange, the overlying plate and the base plate having groups of aligned perforations, groups of punch pins disposed in the perforations and in alignment with the disks, the pins being biased upwardly whereby the upper ends of the pins project above the flange, the shaft carrying the disks and the sleeves being shiftable downwardly to engage the pins, certain of the pins engaging into the recesses of the disks and certain of the pins engaging a non-recessed portion of the disks to be forced to punch ing engagement with the golf score card, the shaft and the disks being biased upwardly by springs carried by the body portion and means for forcing the shaft downwardly.

5. The structure according to claim 4, wherein the means for forcing the shaft downwardly includes a pressure bar that overlies the cover plate to be normally spaced therefrom, the pressure bar being provided with headed lugs that project upwardly through openings formed in the cover plate, the pressure bar being parallel to the shaft, the heads of the lugs bearing upon the tops of the spacer sleeves and whereby pressure upon the bar causes the shaft, the disks and the sleeves to move downwardly toward the pins, the shaft being limited in its downward movement by the engagement of the shaft extensions at the bottom of the slots of the end plates and springs adjacent the ends of the body portion that bear against the overlying plate and cupped studs that project through openings formed in the flange for bearing engagement against the bottoms of end spacer sleeves.

6. The structure according to claim 4, wherein the several disks are of cylindrical shape and having a flat peripheral edges, the recesses of the disks being in groups and with portions of the peripheral edge being free from recesses, the disks having a central cylindrical opening proportioned to slidably engage over the shaft, the cylindrical opening bi-sected by a spline that engages the slots of the shaft.

7. The structure according to claim 4 wherein the several punch pins are grooved to receive a C-washer and whereby to limit the movement of the pins upwardly, the springs for the pins bearing between the overlying plate and the washers.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 422,728 3/90 Clark 234- 789,181 5/05 Steinhardt 234-400 1,646,969 10/27 Lyman 234-400 X 2,149,583 3/39 Corooran 234-100 X 2,800,181 8/57 Taynton et a1 234-100 ANDREW R. IUHASZ, Primary Examiner.

WILLIAM S. LAWSON, Examiner. 

1. A PUNCHING MACHINE FOR PERFORATING GOLF SCORE CARDS TO INDICATE HANDICAP HOLES ON A GOLF COURSE, THE MACHINE EMBODYING A BODY PORTION FORMING AN ELONGATED HOUSING, A COVER PLATE FOR THE HOUSING AND END PLATES FOR CLOSING THE ENDS OF THE HOUSING, A SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH THE HOUSING TO BEAR AGAINST THE END PLATES, REDUCED SHAFT EXTENSIONS JOURNALED IN OPENINGS FORMED IN THE END PLATES, A PLURALITY OF DISKS HAVING SPLINED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SHAFT AND WITH THE DISKS HAVING THEIR EDGES PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF RECESSES, THE SHAFT EXTENSIONS PROJECTING BEYOND THE END PLATES AND PROVIDED WITH ACTUATING KNOBS, THE DISKS BEING DISPOSED IN GROUPS OF NINE FROM EACH END OF THE SHAFT, AN INTERMEDIATE SPACER DISPOSED UPON THE SHAFT AND SPACERS CARRIED BY THE SHAFT AT THE END PORTIONS, THE SPACERS BEING ROTATABLE UPON THE SHAFT, THE BODY PORTION HAVING A FLANGE EXTENSION THAT UNDERLIES THE DISKS, THE BODY PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF PUNCH PINS THAT EXTEND THROUGH THE FLANGE AND THROUGH OPENINGS IN A BASE PLATE, THE PINS BEING BIASED UPWARDLY BY A SPRING, THE GROUPS OF PINS AND THE DISKS BEING IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT, A PRESSURE BAR EXTENDING ACROSS THE COVER PLATE IN SPACED RELATION THERETO AND WITH LUGS CARRIED BY THE PRESSURE BAR THAT EXTEND THROUGH OPENINGS IN THE COVER PLATE AND THAT BEAR AGAINST THE SPACERS, THE PRESSURE BAR ADAPTED TO MOVE THE SHAFT AND ITS SUPPORTED DISKS DOWNWARDLY FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUNCH PINS, CERTAIN OF THE PINS ENGAGING WITHIN THE RECESSES OF THE DISKS WHEREBY THE PINS ARE MAINTAINED IN A NON-PUNCHING POSITION, CERTAIN OF THE PINS ENGAGING THE NON-PERFORATED EDGES OF THE DISKS AND WHEREBY TO FORCE THE PINS DOWNWARDLY AGAINST THE TENSION OF THE SPRINGS, A SLIDE OPENING BELOW THE BASE PLATE FOR RECEIVING A GOLF SCORE CARD AND WHEREBY CERTAIN OF THE PINS ARE SHIFTED DOWNWARDLY BY THE PRESSURE BAR TO PUNCH PREDETERMINED OPENINGS IN A GOLF SCORE CARE AND SPRING MEANS ADJACENT EACH END OF THE BODY PORTION FOR MOVING THE SHAFT AND THE DISKS UPWARDLY AFTER THE PUNCHING HAS BEEN PERFORMED, THE SAID KNOB BEING CALIBRATED AND NUMBERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARTICULAR HANDICAP HOLES TO BE PROVIDED. 